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New cocoa powder taps rising consumer demand for intense flavour, says ADM Cocoa
Citing Mintel figures, the company says the use of cocoa products with rich, distinctive flavours has increased over the past five years in a range of applications, including bakery, beverages, desserts, cereals, confectionery and ice cream.
The company has a selection of cocoa powders available to food manufacturers, ranging from a light yellowish-red brown to an extra-dark powder, verging on black in colour. Speaking to FoodNavigator at Gulfood, the company explained that the new deZaan D11SQ cocoa powder fills a gap in the range for a dark red-brown powder with the intense flavour that consumers prefer.
Alkalised cocoa is a particularly popular product in the Middle East, the company says. Alkalising the cocoa has two main effects: on the colour (making it darker) and enhancing the intensity of the cocoa flavour.
"In the Middle East, they use a lot of compound cocoa coatings and a lot of alkalised cocoa," ADM Cocoa spokesperson Wido Roorda said later via email. "Natural cocoa powder tastes a little bit acid and is less expressed in cocoa flavour. Because of the processing, the cocoa note becomes more enhanced. This means that less cocoa can be used to achieve the same flavour intensity."
This can help manufacturers cut costs without affecting flavour quality, as they can use smaller amounts of cocoa powder to achieve the same result.
The company says the new powder complements other recently released cocoa powders in the deZaan range, including its extra black powder and a powder developed specifically for fermented dairy products.


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Magna Britannia: Volume 5, Derbyshire. Originally published by T Cadell and W Davies, London, 1817.
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Families extinct before the Time of the Heralds' Visitations.
Aderley of Heage. — One of the coheiresses married Winfield.
Alfreton. — The coheiresses married Latham and Chaworth — extinct in 1269.
Arms: — Azure, two chevrons, Or, adopted by Chaworth.
Archer of Abney, Highlow, and Hucklow. — Edw. I. — Edw. III.
Avenell, of Nether-Haddon. — The coheiresses, in the reign of King John, married Vernon and Bassett.
Arms: — Gules, six annulets, Argent.
Bakepuze, of Barton-Blount. — Henry II.,—Edw. I.
Arms: — Gules, two bars, Argent, in chief, three horse shoes, Or.
Bakewell, of Bakewell.— One of the coheiresses married Linacre before the year 1400.
Arms: — Or, three magpies, Proper.
Bec or Beck of Pleasley. — The nieces and coheiresses of Anthony Bec, Bishop of Durham, who possessed estates in this county, and died in 1340, married Harcourt and Willoughby.
Arms: — Gules, a cross moline, Ermine. (fn. n1)
Beeley or Beelegh, of Beeley.— Temp. Ric. I., and John.
Bellers, of Criche, temp. Edw. II.—Ric. II. — One of the coheiresses married Swillington.
Arms: — Per pale, Gules and Sable, a lion rampant, Argent.
Bernake, of Upper-Padley:—An ancient family, not extinct till after the reign of Edw. I. The heiress of Padley, who had married the heiress of Bernake, or of a branch of Bernake who possessed Padley and had taken that name, married Eyre.
Arms: — Arg. three horse barnacles, Sable.
Bothe, of Barrow,— 1431.1484.
Bramton, of Brampton. — temp. Hen. II., &c.
Breton, of Walton; extinct in the early part of the 14th century.— The heiress married Loudham.
Arms: — Argent, a chevron between three escallops, Gules.
Brimington, of Brimington; extinct temp. Edw. III. — The heiress married Stuffin.
Cachehors, of Stavely-Woodthorpe. — The heiress married Rodes about the latter end of the fourteenth century.
Arms: — A chevron between three cross crosslets, Sable, an annulet for difference.
Cadman, of Cowley. — The heiress married Needham, temp. Eliz.
Cauz, or De Cauceis, of Bradborne and Brampton; Hen. II., John, Hen. IV. — The family of Cauz of Brampton, descended in the female line from the Baronial family of Cauz in Nottinghamshire, became extinct about the year 1460. Two of the coheiresses married Ash and Baguley.
Arms: — Per chevron, Or and Gules, three human hearts counter-changed.
Chandos, of Radborne.— The heiress married Lawton, 'whose heiress brought Radborne to the Poles, temp. Hen. VI.
Arms: — Argent, a pile, Gules.
Champeyne, of Champeyne in Duffield.— The coheiresses married Foucher and Daundelin, in the 14th century.
Arms: — Or, fretty, Sable.
Chaworth, of Alfreton. — The heiress married Ormond, temp. Hen. VII.
Arms: — Barry often, Argent and Gules, three martlets, Sable. After the match with Alfreton, this was borne as the first quartering.
Curzon,of Breadsall.— The heiress married Dethick, about the commencement of the 14th century.
Arms: — Gules, on a bend, Azure, three horse-shoes, Argent.
Daniell, of Tideswell; extinct about the year 1330. — One of the coheiresses married Meverell.
Arms: — Az. a bend between six escallops, Or.
Darley, of Darley, temp. Edward III. — The heiress married Columbell.
Arms: — Gules, six fleurs de lis, Argent.
Dune, of Breadsall. — From the time of William the Conqueror till about the year 1200, when the heiress married Curzon.
Arms: — Or, four pales, Gules.
Durandesthorp or Donisthorpe, of Donisthorpe.— From 1100 to 14. . .
Fitz-Ercald, extinct temp. Ric. I. — The coheiresses married Longford and Sacheverell.
Arms: — We believe the annexed coat, Arg., three hares playing bagpipes, Gules, to be that of Fitz-Ercald, though it has usually been assigned to Hopwell. It occurs as the first quartering in some of the old monuments of the Sacheverells at Morley. We cannot find any trace of a match between Sacheverell and the heiress of Hopwell. The only person of the name of Hopwell, indeed, of whom we have found mention, (Roger de Hopwell, in the reign of Edward III.). bore a different coat (fn. n2), and no other coat applicable to Fitz-Ercald appears among the Sacheverell quarterings.
Folcher or Foucher, of Windley, married a coheiress of Champeyne.— The heiress married Bradshaw.
Fowne or Le Fun, of Yeaveley, temp. Ric. I., and Alderwasley, Hen. III. —Hen. VII. — The heiress of the latter married Lowe.
Francis, of Derbyshire. — Sir John Francis, goldsmith, Lord–Mayor of London, 1400.
Arms: — Ermine, on a canton, Sable, a harp, Or.
Gotham, of Less in Norton. — The Heiress married Parker about the year 1400.
Arms: — Per fesse embattled, Or and Sable, three goats trippant, counter–changed.
Gernon, of Bakewell, Ric. I.—Ric. II. — The coheiresses married Peyton and Botetort.
Arms: — Paly–wavy of six, Argent and Gules.
Glapwell, of Glapwell, extinct at an early period. — It is probable that the heiress married Woolhouse, who succeeded them in the Glapwell estate.
Goushill, of Barlborough. — Married the heiress of Hathersage, temp. Hen. III.; the heiress of Goushill married Wingfield about the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Arms: — Barry of six, Or and Gules, a canton, Ermine.
Grey, of Sandiacre. — descended from a brother of the ancestors of Lord Grey of Codnor and Lord Grey of Wilton. The heiress of Grey of Sandiacre married Hilary, who took the name. John Hilary alias Grey, died s. p. in 1392. The heiress married Leake.
Arms: — The same as Grey of Codnor,. with a label of three points bezantée.
Hathersage of Hathersage. — The coheiresses married Goushill and Longford, about the latter end of Henry III.'s reign.
Arms: — Paly of six, Arg. and Gules, on a chiefi Azure, a fesse dancettee, Or.
Helyon of Bakewell. — Married a coheiress of Swinborne. The coheiresses of Helyon married Montgomery and Tyrell, &c., in or about the reign of Henry VI.
Arms: — Gules, fretty, Argent, a fesse, Or.
Heriz, of South-Winfield. — The heiress married De la Riviere, about the year 1330.
Arms: — Azure, three hedge-hogs, Or.
Herthill, of Herthill; extinct in 1402. The heiress of this family married Cokaine.
Arms:— Argent, two bars Vert.
Hilary. — See Grey.
Hopton, of Hopton; temp.John — Edward IV. The heiress of the elder branch married Rollesley in the reign of Edward II.Another branch extinct in the male line in the reign of Henry VI.: the heiress is supposed to have married Gell.
Ingwardby, of Willesley. — A coheiress married Abney, about the year 1400.
Arms: — Or, on a chief, Gules, a lion passant, Argent.
Lathbury, of Egginton. — This family had married the heiress of Cadby: the heiress of Lathbury married Leigh, about the year 1500.
Arms: — Argent, two bars, Azure; on a canton of the second, a martlet, Or.
Levett. — The heiress married Shakerley, of Longsdon.
Arms:— Argent, A fesse embattled, counter-embattled, between three leopards'faces, Sable.
Loudham, of Nottinghamshire, married the heiress of Breton, of Walton, near Chesterfield: the heiress of Loudham married Foljambe, temp. Ric. II.
Arms: — Argent, a bend, Azure, crusuly, Or.
Monjoye, of Yeldersley. — The heiress married Ireland, temp. Edward III.
Arms: — Azure, three escutcheons, Or.
Montgomery, of Cubley, extinct 7 Hen. VIII. The coheiresses married Vernon and Giffard.
Arms: — Or, an eagle displayed, Azure.
Morley, of Morley. — Richard de Morley, great grandson of Philip, Lord of Morley, and sixth in descent from Edmund, Lord of Morley, had a daughter and heir married to Hugh de Rislep, whose heiress married Mascy, of Sale, in Cheshire, whose heiress married Statham, temp. Edw. III.
Arms: — Argent, a lion rampant, double queued, Sable, crowned, Or.
Morteyne, of Eyam and Risley. — The heiress married Willoughby, temp. Edw. III.
Arms:— Ermine, a chief, Gules.
Odingsells, of Trusley; temp. Edw. I. — The coheiresses married Coke and Piper, about the middle of the fifteenth century.
Arms: — Argent, a fesse Gules, in chief, three mullets, Sable.
Padley, of Padley in Hathersage. — The heiress of Bernake married into this family, or one of the Bernakes assumed the name of Padley. The heiress of Padley married Eyre about the close of the fourteenth century.
Arms, the same as Bernake.
Plesley, of Plesley, descended from Serlo, who lived in the reign of William the Conqueror. The coheiresses of Plesley, about the end of the twelfth century married Willoughby and Deincourt.
Plumpton, of Darley; a Yorkshire family. — The coheiresses of Sir William Plumpton, who died in 1480, married Sotehill and Rocliffe.
Arms:— Argent, five fusils in fesse, Sable, each fusil charged with an escallop of the field.
Riboef, of Etwall, in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Risley, of Risley.
Arms: — Argent, a fesse, Azure, between three crescents, Gules.
Rosell, of Denby, temp. Hen. III. The heiress married Lowe, temp. Edw. IV.
Arms: — Argent, three roses, Gules, barbed and seeded, Proper.
Savage, of Tissington. — At an early period the coheiresses married Meinell and Edensor.
Shepey, of Smithsby. — A younger branch of the Shepeys, of Shepey in Leicestershire, married the heiress of Comin, of Smithsby. A coheiress of Walcot, by the heiress of Walleis, had previously married into this family. The heiress of Shepey, of Smithsby, married Kendall before the year 1500.
Arms: — Azure, a cross, Or, fretty, Gules.
Snitterton, of Snitterton, a branch of the Shirley family. The heiress married Sacheverell before the year 1500.
Arms: — Gules, a snipe, Argent, gorged with a crown, Or.
Solney, of Newton-Solney.— There were five generations of this family, all knights.The coheiresses, in the fourteenth century, married Sir Nicholas Longford and Sir Thomas Stafford.
Arms: — Quarterly, Argent and Gules.
Somersall, of Somersall; extinct in 1548. The coheiresses married Derby and Siston.
Stafford, of Eyam; temp. Hen. III.— Eliz. The heiress of Roland married into this family in the reign of Henry VI. The coheiresses of Humphry Stafford, the last heir male, married Savage of Castleton, Eyre of Hassop, Morewood, and Bradshaw. The immediate descendants of these coheiresses quartered the arms of Stafford of Eyam the same as those of Stafford of Botham. We have seen a seal of Stafford of Eyam in the collection of Mr. Wolley, of Matlock, with the following arms: — Ermine, on a bend, Gules, three roundles. (fn. n3)
Toke or Touke, De Tolka, of Synfen, Hilton, and Potlock. Hen. II.— Hen. V.
Arms: — Barry of six. (fn. n4)
Trusley, of Trusley, temp. Hen. II.
Twyford, of Twyford. — Robert de Twyford, a priest who lived in the fourteenth century, was the last legitimate male heir of this family. The descendants of this Robert, by a concubine, bore the name of Twyford, and were not extinct in 1500.
Arms:— Argent, two bars, Sable; on a canton of the second, a cinquefoil, Or.
Wakebridge, of Wakebridge. — The heiress married Pole, temp. Edw. III.
Arms: — Azure, a fesse, Gules, between six lozenges, Sable. Wyrley, in his Use of Arms, speaks of Sir William Wakebridge, who bore this coat, as a valiant knight, notwithstanding he bore colour upon colour in his coatarmour.
Walkelin, of Radborne. — The coheiresses, in the thirteenth century, married Chandos and Stafford.
Arms: — Barry of six, Gules and Azure, a lion rampant, Ermine.
Waldeshef, of Boylston and Fairfield, married the heiress of Basinges: the coheiresses married Shirley and Ridware, in the reign of Edw. II.
Arms: — Gules, three swords erect, Argent.
Whittington, of Whittington. — The heiress of the elder branch married Dethick before 1320; and a coheiress of Dethick married Pole. The heiress of a younger branch married Eyre, temp. Hen. VII.
Arms: — Sable, a cross engrailed, Argent, between four pomegranates, Or.
Winfield, of Edelstow, in Ashover. — The heiress married Plumley at an early period.

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Map of January 11th Idle No More Events
Map of January 11th Idle No More Events
See interactive map below.
On January 11th over 130 events will be taking place across the world as part of the Idle No More movement. The protests, flash mobs and teach-ins are being held as the Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with First Nations chiefs, including the chief of Attawapiskat, Chief Theresa Spence, who will be entering the 32nd day of her hunger strike.
The Prime Minister agreed to the meeting after a large and escalating series of solidarity actions, protests, blockades, and Spence's high profile hunger strike. Spence is waiting to see the outcome of the meeting before deciding if she will lift the hunger strike.
An "IdleNoMore Global Day of Action, Solidarity & Resurgence" has been called for January 11th.
"As only a few AFN-determined representatives will be chosen to participate in the meeting with Harper, it will be important to show that the rest of the movement stands united with one voice, that it is not going anywhere, and that we here to demonstrate the strength and resurgence of our nations," reads the call to action that was posted on facebook.
Over 6000 people have already said they will attend on Facebook, and an online form of actions lists over 130 events that will be taking place around the world, although the actual number may be much larger.
More information is available at j11action.com
The following is a map of Idle No More events taking place on January 11th:
To add an event to this map visit this spread sheet and add your event. I will perodically update the map.
I have included more information on how this map was created in this blog post. It also explains why some events on the spreadsheet are not included on the map.
Two earlier maps were created that lead the the creation of this map. A map of 2012 Idle No More events and a map of blockades. However the two earlier maps were created in Google Maps, where as this map was created in the more versatile fusion tables.
Tim Groves is an investigative researcher and journalist based in Toronto. He can be reached at timgrovesreports [at] gmail.com and tweets @timymit. For more information on his work visit http://timgrovesreports.wordpress.com.


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Video games, like most other creative endeavors, require a large investment in time and money. To increase the odds of recouping costs and making a profit, game developers often use focus groups to see if the game is going in the right direction. Traditionally, that involves watching uninitiated people play the game with limited contextual information. Then, a series of questions are asked to gauge what the players liked and disliked. Now, Taiwanese researchers at the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University are using electromyography (EMG) to track small muscle movements in the faces of the focus group members. From there, they can estimate how much fun, and how addictive, the gameplay is.
84 subjects, ranging in age from 19 to 34, were fitted with electrodes positioned to sense tiny movements in two facial muscles. The Corrugator supercilii, the "frowning muscle," is used to detect negative emotions while the Zygomaticus major muscle is used to detect pleasure from laughing or smiling. With over 150 hours of data from facial expressions during gameplay, the research team was able to effectively rank how addictive each of the eleven tested games were.
Now, this is just data collected from roughly the first 45 minutes of gameplay. When it comes to games that are heavily weighted towards story like Mass Effect or Assassin's Creed, this isn't going to cut it. Gamania's Gilbert Hsieh is quick to point out that you couldn't gauge the success of a film(Opens in a new window) just by data gathered from showing a tiny portion of it.This method isn't perfect -- it has a margin of error of about 11% in predicting success of real-world games. That said, the kind of addiction-based online games that this study focuses on would clearly benefit from this additional data. If the developers have the ability to show clear cut data supporting the potential success of a new game, securing funding could be a lot less stressful.
If used correctly, this research has the potential to make games of all sorts a more even experience. Too often, I'll be playing a superb game only to reach a segment that is either boring or frustratingly hard. If the developers were able to see the emotional changes that players have while designing new levels, they then have the tools at their disposal to keep the game challenging without making it either too repetitive or difficult. Instead of relying on gut intuition, hard data from real-world players can dictate the future of game design.
Research paper: Forecasting Online Game Addictiveness(Opens in a new window) (PDF)
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January 1st, 2013:
Legislation passed by Congress New Year's Day to avert the dreaded "fiscal cliff" would stop a scheduled payment cut in Medicare physician payments. But hospitals, which have to bear a major part of financing for that "doc fix," are not happy.
The bill would require that, over the next decade, hospitals pick up nearly half of the approximately $30 billion cost of stopping a 26.5 percent payment cut for Medicare physicians, scheduled to begin today.
The 26.5 percent reduction for doctors comes from a payment formula created in a 1997 deficit reduction law. For the first few years, doctors received modest pay increases. But in 2002, doctors reacted with fury when they came in for a 4.8 percent pay cut under that plan. Every year since, Congress has staved off the scheduled cuts.
The package would reduce hospital payments in two ways. First, it would cut $10.5 billion from projected Medicare hospital payments over 10 years for inpatient or overnight care through a downward adjustment in annual base payment increases. The Senate measure also would reduce Medicaid disproportionate share payments to hospitals by an additional $4.2 billion over the next decade. These cuts are on top of those made to hospitals as part of the 2010 health care law.
Groups representing hospitals said the new plans for reductions will hurt their ability to care for patients.
"While fixing the physician payment formula is essential, it should not be done by jeopardizing hospitals' ability to care for seniors and their communities," Rich Umbdenstock, president and chief executive officer of the American Hospital Association, said in a written statement.
Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, also expressed dismay that hospitals funded much of the doc fix. "It is not in the best interest of patients or those who care for them to rob hospital Peter to pay for fiscal cliff Paul," he said.
The American Medical Association said that the "last-minute action" is "a clear example of how the Medicare program is increasingly unreliable for physicians and patients."
Dr. Jeremy Lazarus, president of the AMA, said "Congress' work is not complete; it has simply delayed this massive, unsustainable cut for one year. Over the next months, it must act to eliminate this ongoing problem once and for all."
The bill also would continue a number of Medicare policies known as "extenders." Those extenders include a wide variety of policies, including special provisions for some low-volume hospitals and charges for ambulance and physical therapy costs.
Other items in the package that would finance the "doc fix" and Medicare extenders include rebasing bundled payments for end stage renal disease (saves $4.9 billion), implementing competitive bidding for diabetic test strips purchased in retail pharmacies (saves $600 million) and reducing risk-adjusted payments to Medicare Advantage plans ($2 billion).
In addition to the physician payment fix, the bill alters tax rates and delays a series of automatic cuts in federal spending, called "sequestration," scheduled to go into effect Jan. 2. That includes a 2 percent reduction to physicians and other Medicare providers – including hospitals.
While seniors would see no changes in their benefits under sequestration, Medicare providers will face $11 billion in cuts through the end of the government's fiscal year on Sept. 30.
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One of the (many, many) things that I love is a big glass fronted cupboard filled with crockery and glassware.
Everything is there, clearly displayed, just waiting to be used.....
...for entertaining or everyday use.
You have to be a bit disciplined about the way you arrange it....
...if it's too haphazard, it just looks messy...
...but there is a danger of over-styling it too.
The look to go for is "smart casual", if you now what I mean.
Uniformity of colour works best, in my opinion...
....although a little injection of colour or texture, like the wicker used below, makes things interesting.
Did you know "cupboard love" is a phrase referring to affection that is given purely to gain a reward.
The term derives from the way in which a cat will give a cupboard containing its food superficial "love" when it wants to be fed. The phrase is most often applied to human activity, for example when a child will say "I love you so much" before or after requesting a treat, for example an ice cream. My children never do that!!
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The following people are confirmed dead in the March 22 mudslide near Oso. This list was verified Tuesday, April 22. The names were released by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office. Unless otherwise noted, the hometown is Oso.
Officially confirmed dead: 41
Victims identified: 41
Officially missing: 2
NEW: Steve Harris, 52, and Theresa Harris, 53, of Edmonds, had a cabin on 312th Street NE in Oso. He worked for Elliott Bay Design Group, a Seattle marine architecture and engineering firm. More about Steve and Theresa
Alan Bejvl, 21, of Darrington, was with his fiance, Delaney Webb, 19, of Marysville, at the home of her grandparents, Thom E. Satterlee, 65, and Marcy Satterlee, 61, on Steelhead Drive. The young couple planned to marry at the Satterlee home. More about Alan and Delaney | More about Thom and Marcy
Ronald M. de Quillettes, 52, of Bothell, was an electrician who was working at the summer home of Larry and Sandra Miller when the slide hit. More about Ron
Thomas P. Durnell, 65, was a retired carpenter. His wife, Deborah Durnell, 50, a nursing assistant at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, was not home when the slide hit. Story
Julie A. Farnes, 59. With her husband, Jerry Farnes, who was away when the slide hit, she had retired and moved from Alaska to Steelhead Drive about a year ago, according to the Anchorage Daily News. Their son, Adam Farnes, 22, died March 22 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle of injuries sustained in the slide. More about Julie and Adam
Mark J. Gustafson, 54.
Bonnie J. Gullikson, 91, lived with her husband just south of Highway 530. Larry Gullikson, 81, was treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and survived.
Jerry L. Halstead, 75, and Gloria J. Halstead, 67.
Denver P. Harris, 14, was a seventh-grader at Darrington Middle School who was alone in his former stepfather's house on Steelhead Drive when the slide hit. More about Denver
Christina Jefferds, 45, was a volunteer Oso firefighter with her surviving husband, Seth Jefferds, and was grandmother of victim Sanoah Violet Huestis, 4 months. Sanoah's mother, Natasha Huestis, survives her. More about Christina and Sanoah
Amanda Lennick, 31, was a nurse at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and had just moved into her home on Steelhead Drive. The day of the slide, she had scheduled some men to replace the house's hot-water heater. Stephen Neal and William Welsh also were killed. More about Amanda
Longtime partners Gerald E. Logan, 63, and Shelley L. Bellomo, 55.
Linda McPherson, 69, was retired branch manager of the Darrington Library and a longtime Darrington School Board member. More about Linda
Joseph R. Miller, 47, was a photographer and competitive runner who loved fly fishing and fought mental illness much of his life. His father, Reed Miller, with whom he shared a home on Steelhead Drive, had gone grocery shopping when the slide hit.
Larry J. Miller, 58, of Everett, and his wife, Sandra Miller, 64, had a summer home on 312th Street NE in Oso. They owned Seattle Roof Advisor and were active in the Northshore Christian Church in Mukilteo. More about Larry and Sandra
Stephen A. Neal, 55, of Darrington, was a hot-water-heater installer who was on the job at the home of Amanda Lennick in Oso. More about Stephen
Michael W. Pearson, 74, was a retired Everett police officer. More about Michael
Summer Raffo, 36, of Concrete, was a former lumber stacker and school janitor. Raffo was a horse enthusiast and farrier and was driving on Highway 530 when the slide hit. More about Summer
John Regelbrugge III, 49, was an active-duty Navy commander who served 32 years. His wife, Kris Regelbrugge, is missing.
Shane Ruthven, 43, and his wife, Katie Ruthven, 35, owned Mountain Lion Glass and lived with their children on East Steelhead Drive. Son Hunter Ruthven, 6, and Wyatt Ruthven, 4, also died in the slide. Katie Ruthven was the daughter of retired Snohomish County sheriff's sergeant Tom Pszonka. More about Shane and Katie
Lon E. Slauson, 60, was a security guard at the Medallion Hotel in Arlington. He was planning to sell his Steelhead Drive home and move to Montana.
Billy L. Spillers, 30, was a chief petty officer at Naval Station Everett. His daughters, Kaylee B. Spillers, 5, and Brooke Spillers, 2, and a stepson, Jovon Mangual, 13, also were killed. Jacob Spillers, 4, was rescued by helicopter, and Billy Spillers' wife, Jonielle Spillers, was away at the time of the slide. More about the Spillers
Lewis F. Vandenburg, 71, and JuDee Vandenburg, 64, had recently moved from Spokane to Steelhead Drive to be near the Ruthvens. Lewis Vandenburg, a retired corrections officer, was Shane Ruthven's stepfather.
Brandy L. Ward, 58, was the wife of Oso Fire Commissioner Timothy Ward, who is hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle from injuries suffered in the slide.
William E. Welsh, 66, of Arlington, was an electrician helping install a hot-water heater in Oso at the home of Amanda Lennick. He was a Vietnam veteran who worked at Whitley Evergreen, a modular-home builder in Marysville, for 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Welsh. More about Bill
The following two people are listed as missing and believed to be potential victims of the mudslide. This list was confirmed by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office on Monday, April 22.
Steven N. Hadaway, 53, of Darrington, was installing a TV satellite dish at the home of Amanda Lennick when the landslide hit. He is a former Marine and recently moved to Darrington because he loves small towns. More about Steven
Molly Kristine "Kris" Regelbrugge, 44, is the wife of John Regelbrugge III, who was killed in the slide.
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For the second day in a row, poor weather conditions affected the MotoGP test at Sepang International Circuit, where day two was interrupted by precipitation shortly after midday. The track surface didn't dry, and the teams were forced to suspend their work and wait for tomorrow's final day.
Nonetheless, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden carried out a number of tests with the electronics, with both riders reporting positive first impressions. Tomorrow's weather forecast calls for conditions similar to those of today.
Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) 5th, 2:01.748 (18 laps)
"The weather hasn't been kind to us. With my condition, maybe I wasn't going to be able to do many more laps anyway, but we have a lot of stuff to try. It was definitely cooler today, with more rubber on the track, and we went faster. We made a couple of small steps and I would say today was the most competitive I've been all year. I like the changes to the electronics, especially at the first touch of the throttle. We talked about going out in the rain, but the risks seemed to outweigh the rewards. I look forward to tomorrow. Hopefully we can put together all the pieces we've learned and do some good lap times."
Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) 7th, 2:02.130 (18 laps)
"Another day practically lost, which is really a shame because for us it's very important to ride as much as possible, and today's track conditions were much better than yesterday's. Given that we knew rain was predicted for the afternoon, we tried to focus as much work as possible in just the first twenty or so laps this morning. Using both bikes, we tried the new traction control, some software updates with the wheelie control and other small details that have to do with the seating position. I had good impressions with all of those, so we put it all into the setup of just one bike and put on a new tyre, only for it to start raining. Game over. On the plus side, I had a good feeling with all of the new stuff, so I hope we can work a little longer tomorrow."


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Daily Readings for Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Morning Psalms 92; 149
- First Reading Exodus 40:18-38
- Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
- Gospel Reading Matthew 5:38-48
- Evening Psalms 23; 114
Morning Psalm 92
1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,
3 to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre.
4 For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;
at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
5 How great are your works, O LORD!
Your thoughts are very deep!
6 The dullard cannot know,
the stupid cannot understand this:
7 though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever,
8 but you, O LORD, are on high forever.
9 For your enemies, O LORD,
for your enemies shall perish;
all evildoers shall be scattered.
10 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
you have poured over me fresh oil.
11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house of the LORD;
they flourish in the courts of our God.
14 In old age they still produce fruit;
they are always green and full of sap,
15 showing that the LORD is upright;
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Morning Psalm 149
1 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Israel be glad in its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.
5 Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their couches.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands,
7 to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters
and their nobles with chains of iron,
9 to execute on them the judgment decreed.
This is glory for all his faithful ones.
Praise the Lord!
First Reading Exodus 40:18-38
18Moses set up the tabernacle; he laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars; 19and he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent over it; as the LORD had commanded Moses. 20He took the covenant and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark, and set the mercy seat above the ark; 21and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the curtain for screening, and screened the ark of the covenant; as the LORD had commanded Moses. 22He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain, 23and set the bread in order on it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses. 24He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, 25and set up the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses. 26He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the curtain, 27and offered fragrant incense on it; as the LORD had commanded Moses. 28He also put in place the screen for the entrance of the tabernacle. 29He set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering as the LORD had commanded Moses. 30He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing, 31with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. 32When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed; as the LORD had commanded Moses. 33He set up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and put up the screen at the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36Whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on each stage of their journey; 37but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day that it was taken up. 38For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel at each stage of their journey.
Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
1Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more. 2For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from fornication; 4that each one of you know how to control your own body in holiness and honor, 5not with lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. 7For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness. 8Therefore whoever rejects this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
9Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another; 10and indeed you do love all the brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, beloved, to do so more and more, 11to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you, 12so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and be dependent on no one.
Gospel Reading Matthew 5:38-48
38"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' 39But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; 40and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; 41and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. 42Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.
43"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. 46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Evening Psalm 23
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
3 he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff —
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
my whole life long.
Evening Psalm 114
1 When Israel went out from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
2 Judah became God's sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled;
Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 Why is it, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the LORD,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turns the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.


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Most inbound marketers understand that business blogging is a critical part of a comprehensive inbound marketing strategy. But how frequently does a blogger need to publish content in order to make a true dent in their marketing results? Furthermore, how does that vary between B2B and B2C companies, and smaller and larger businesses? Wouldn't it be great to have some blogging benchmarks to go by?
You're in luck, my friend, considering HubSpot just released its Marketing Benchmarks From 7,000 Businesses report, which provides helpful benchmarking data gathered from HubSpot's more than 7,000 customers who do inbound marketing every day. In this post, we've pulled 12 charts and graphs that highlight some valuable blogging benchmarks to help you get on the right track with your business blogging efforts.
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The Effect of Blogging Frequency on Website Traffic
The first of our blogging benchmarking charts highlight the impact that the number of monthly blog articles a business publishes has on inbound traffic -- overall, divided up by B2B and B2C companies, and split up by company size.
After seeing these charts, you've probably never been more convinced that when it comes to the effectiveness of blogging in driving traffic to your website, frequency matters. In fact, according to the charts above, companies that blog 15 or more times per month get 5X more traffic than companies that don't blog at all. And if you're a small business, increasing your blogging frequency can move the needle even more. According to the third chart, small businesses (1-10 employees) tend to see the biggest gains in traffic when they publish more articles.
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The Effect of Blogging Frequency on Lead Generation
The following three charts feature the impact that the number of monthly blog articles a business publishes has on inbound leads -- overall, divided up by B2B and B2C companies, and segmented by company size.
As you can see, blogging frequency matters not just in terms of the impact blogging has on driving traffic to your website. It's also critical when it comes down to the effectiveness of blogging in generating actual leads. In fact, companies that increase blogging from 3-5X/month to 6-8X/month almost double their leads. And if you still need to be convinced that you should start a business blog to begin with, keep in mind that B2B companies that blog only 1-2X/month generate 70% more leads than those that don't blog at all. In other words, blogging even just a little bit can make a big dent on your leads goal if you previously weren't blogging at all.
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Blogging's Overall Impact on Website Traffic
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Remember, because the articles you publish get indexed in search engines and shared through channels like social media, the impact your business blog has on traffic isn't just limited to the articles you publish this month. By committing to regularly publishing blog content, over time you'll have built up a powerful arsenal of content, with each article you publish creating another inroad to your website.
Not convinced? As indicated by the charts above, an average company will see a 45% growth in traffic when increasing total blog articles from 11-20 to 21-50 articles. And for all you B2C companies out there, keep in mind that B2C companies see a 59% increase in traffic after growing total blog articles from 100 to 200 total. Sure, blogging is a big time commitment, but sticking to it can generate tremendously valuable marketing results.
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National. The name is patriotic! And what else but American inventiveness could have brought about a metal-bodied guitar?
The answer lies in the state of the guitar as a musical instrument circa 1925. The mandolin was popular and the guitar was beginning to evolve, particularly in Gibson's new L-5, which revolutionized its sound and adaptability to popular music. In the mid '20s, the banjo was king in orchestral settings, but Hawaiian music – in a craze began a decade earlier – became very popular and while traditional wood-bodied guitars were adapted to Hawaiian-style playing, there was a need for something different. While the size of the L-5 might have implied "bigger is better" (or at least louder), the search for an instrument with the volume of a banjo, the playability of a guitar, and the sweetness of the mandolin probably caused experimentation not only into new materials, but also new mechanisms for projecting the sound.
So why build a guitar out of metal?
Obviously, wood designs were experimented with and National used wood bodies on some low-end single-cone resonators. But why not use wood for the tricones? Better tone and volume were the easy answers, but there's more to it. California's John and Rudy Dopyera were striving for nothing short of a reinvention of the guitar as an instrument, which required new materials, designs, and manufacturing methods. Metal and its use in manufacturing were a product of the industrial age and certain metal products offered lasting durability, beauty, and functionality. This includes the National Style O.
Introduced in 1930, the Style O was the first in a series of single-resonator designs by National. Initially produced in a 12-fret style, the model received a facelift in 1934 with a tighter body that gave access to 14 frets clear of the body, and the following year brought a new coverplate design and headstock inlay.
This version of the Style O was immortalized on the cover of the Dire Straits Brothers in Arms album. Remaining unchanged was the brash, sinewy sound blues artist Johnny Winter once compared to "…a garbage can lid with strings." The combination of nickel-plated brass body construction and a single resonator provided the Style O with a sound subtly different from the sheet steel-constructed Duolian and Triolian, or from the multi-resonator tricones. The Style O was adorned with sandblasted designs quite different from the etched tricones. A strong Hawaiian motif captures some of the romance of the period, the swaying palm trees and gentle surf evoke of a tropical paradise. A strong seller, the Style O remained popular through the '30s.
By the dawn of the '40s, changing musical tastes slowed National production, the rise of electronically amplified instruments further reduced demand for resonator guitars, then the intervention of World War II and attendant materials shortages meant an end. The company never recovered and the National name was absorbed into the giant Valco conglomerate. A sad end, but the legacy of the Dopyera brothers remains with fine instruments such as the well-preserved Style O pictured here. As musical instruments, they produce a tone unmatched by any guitar before or since. As physical objects they are as fine as any art-deco inspired works, and make excellent wall-hangers and conversation pieces, as well as fine instruments. The National Style O is truly a piece of history.
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Review by JoshB
The SOC Gunbuster has so many features that it is going to be hard to cover it in just one review. I made 3 videos that show you all of the features, if you want you can just skip directly to to the videos.
Gunbuster is from the OVA series Aim for the Top! Released in 1988, it is notable for being Hideaki Anno's directorial debut. Anno is most famous for directing the influential Neon Genesis Evangelion.
While Gunbuster has been a fan favorite for some time now, it has gotten little respect in the world of toys. Kaiyodo made a few non-transforming figures, and recently Studio half-eye made an expensive resin toy. While the SHE toy is nice, it is priced out of the average consumers' budget.
Leave it to Bandai to bring us an amazing Gunbuster toy. The Soul of Chogokin GX-34 Gunbuster is a remarkable work of engineering. It is interesting to note that Gunbuster was never meant to be a toy. While most robots in anime are designed with the toy in mind, Anno wanted Gunbuster to be a mix of Getter Robo, Combattler V and Ideon. The Robot was designed with the visual impact in mind, and the transformation became an afterthought. For a design that was never meant to be a toy, it's very cool. I got my Gunbuster from betatoys.com
Gunbuster is made out of 2 spaceships – Buster Machine 1 and Buster Machine 2.
Buster Machine 1 forms the upper half of Gunbuster. The ship comes partially assembled, so the first time out of the box you have to attach a few parts. The rear fins, side shields and bottom plate all need to be attached to be completed. In ship mode, it is what it is, there are no gimmicks or features. My only complaint with the Buster Machine 1 is that the bottom panel does not like to stay on.
Buster Machine 2 forms the lower half of gunbuster. This too needs some assembly out of the box to be complete. The bottom panel on this machine has a long metal landing gear that can be retracted. Unlike Buster Machine 1, this part has no problem staying attached.
Transforming Gunbuster seems daunting at first. Looking at the directions can be intimidating, but it is really not that bad. Just be patient and follow the instructions carefully. I am not going to cover each step here, for that you should watch the video review. Instead, I will mention a few key points:
- Gunbuster is not a perfect transformation. Parts have to be removed off of each Buster Machine to achieve the final robot.
- The Panels on the arms and legs of Gunbuster are designed to pop off, so don't panic if one comes off during transformation.
- The fists are tricky. To swap fists, hold the back of the elbow and pull the fist off. Do not pull on the grey ring. To put the new fist on, open the arm panels, push the arm shaft in, and then apply the fist.
The completed Gunbuster totally rocks. It's about 12" tall, heavy and surprisingly sturdy. There is a large amount of metal in all of the right places. For a robot that's this intricate, it has a lot of articulation and gimmicks. Most of the joints are detented and sturdy.
The Buster Shield is a large fabric cape that stores in the right shoulder of Gunbuster. A pane lifts up to reveal the folder up shield. It is anchored in place by a removable plastic tab. On all the images of Gunbuster that I have seen, the inside of this cape is red, but here it is all black.
The left shoulder features a hidden compartment that holds small versions of the Buster Home Run and the Buster Tomahawk. The small Buster Home Run has a collapsible handle that enables it to fin into the compartment.
The Buster Home Run is a giant baseball bat. While not seen in the anime, it was mentioned in the radio drama.
The chest plate is removable to reveal the metal inner mechanisms of Gunbuster. There is a wired mechanical assembly that can attach to the ribs and held in the hand. This is meant to replicate a scene in Gunbuster when Noriko rips out the power generator core out of Gunbusters' chest.
The panels of each arm open to reveal parts for the buster collider. Each panel has a set of silver plastic prongs that can be lifted out. These prongs need to be securely attached to the panels for the panels to close properly.
The Buster Missile Might is a series of missile launchers that actually fit around the right hand of Gunbuster. You have to open the panels on the arm and remove the silver parts to apply this weapon, and even then I could not get the Buster missile Might to stay on properly.
The Buster Tomahawk is actually made of three different pieces. The two tomahawks are very similar to the ones used by Getter Robo. The two tomahawks can be combined by using a third metal connector piece to make one large double sided tomahawk.
The final gimmick is the formation of the Buster Collider. This is Gunbuster's ultimate weapon. Both the arm and leg panels open up to reveal the silver weapons. You need to use a special set of fists to make this pose anime accurate.
There are a series of different hands that can be attached to Gunbuster, and each has a different purpose:
- Articulated hands – these hands have individually articulated fingers and are used to grab the buster Tomahawk or Buster Home Run.
- Open hands – These hands are used when using the Buster Collider weapon
- Flat hands – these hands are when you want to cross Gunbuster's arms, as seen in the series.
- Closed hands – These are your standard fists.
- Buster Missile Hands – these hands have missiles in each fingertip. The missiles slide in and out by moving a lever on the side.
- Landing Pad Hand – This hand has paint detail reminiscent of a landing pad, and a small indent in which you can place the small RX-7 figure.
The stand is very cool and can accommodate gunbuster in either mode. The base lifts off and each and every spare part can be stored inside of it. The fists can be stored in the back of the tower. The tower features articulated scaffolding that can be moved out in front of Gunbuster.
One interesting thing about the base is the nameplate and the odd spelling of chogokin. While it is spelled "Chogokin" on the package, on the nameplate it is spelled "Chougoukin"
The stand can also support Gunbuster up in the air for a flying kick mode.
Despite a few minor flaws, the Gunbuster is a really impressive toy and well worth the money. It is solid, large and most of all, fun.
Gunbuster would make a great addition to your Soul of Chogokin collection. He is available at betatoys.com
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4 comments postedTotally agree about the bottom panel on the Buster Machine 1. That thing drove me nuts when I was trying to put it on. Also, I had some trouble getting the fists stored in the back of the tower. There wasn't enough room to get my fingers in there as I was holding them. Some of the parts of the tower tended to pop off as I fiddled with it as well. Having said that, I love the display base. This is the first SOC I display in vehicle mode.
I didn't think I'd like this one, but it ended up getting my vote for toy of the year. A few minor flaws, but it just has too much else going for it.
"This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!"
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This toy is my single most expensive purchase and I love it. I was able to pre-order very early and get a decent discount, but having played with it I can definitely say that its worth every penny and I would have paid full price.
It truly shows us the best of what the designers at Bandai are capable of. Some people may complain that its not perfect transformation, but who cares. Id much rather have a few removable parts, that results in a better looking final product.
And speaking of removable panels, the top panel on BM#2 is also removable, to cut down on the back kibble a little bit, and Josh, spin those thrusters around on Gunbusters back, (so the yellow band faces up), you've got em upside down. :P
to me, i think gunbuster is the greatest of all SOC line. it is to me, in some degrees almost flawless. Durable. i dont know if it is just me, but i had not had one single paint chip so far. my voltes V, the mine i took it out of the box, i already had 2 paint chips by the ankle. joints are stiff, and flexible, but dont expect to do too many poses with the lower body, its so relatively heavy that it almost always have hard time balancing out. weapons could have been more detailed. other than that, this is better than the half eye studio one. get this one


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As I read and listen to Nicholas Nassim Taleb on the topic of his coined word, anti-fragility, I struggle to keep an open mind but I increasingly begin to feel he's jumped the shark. He claims to be defining something that is not resilience, because an anti-fragile system is one that actually gains from disorder/stressors/events. But when he gives examples, each one makes me immediately think "But..."
In his conversation with Daniel Kahneman, he offers a typical example. He talks about how his glass of water is not anti-fragile, because if there is an earthquake it will likely shatter, it will certainly not benefit from that unexpected event. Hard to argue against the idea that a glass is not anti-fragile, though beware of the subtle psychological bias that introduces towards making you believe the concept actually exists, simply because we can point to its opposite (much as the existence of God is sometimes argued to imply the existence of Satan or vice versa).
But then, he claims that we can actually measure fragility. His example again is the earthquake: which is likely to break first, the glass or the table? Obviously, the table is "more" fragile than the glass. Well, maybe, but...
First of all, which will break first in an earthquake? The real answer (as someone who wrote Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan surely knows) is: We Don't Know. Like anyone who grew up in Kansas knows, tornadoes invariably leave in their wake little miracles of chance. A house explodes into chaos, but there on the front lawn is a carton of eggs intact, or a glass vase unscratched. A straw might be driven 6 inches into a tree by the same tornado that picks up an infant and drops it many yards away unscathed.
Of course, statistically, the eggs/glass/infant are more fragile than a tree, but Taleb's writing career has been all about not being deceived by incomplete statistics and the Flaw of Averages. Well, OK, this is not the strongest critique. Let's try another.
What if the "unexpected" (as soon as we envision it, it's no longer unexpected!) event was a fire instead of an earthquake? Now which is likely to be destroyed first, the glass or the table? Since glass melts at about 2700F while wood ignites at perhaps 500F, the tables have turned for the little glass, so to speak, and I begin to like its odds much better than the table. What "measure" of fragility can account for this reversal of fortune?
One of Taleb's go-to examples for anti-fragility is that the "stressor" of gravity causes your bones to get stronger. So your body actually "benefits from stress". Here, I can no longer find anything to agree with. If you become obese, your bones will also get stronger. Does that mean your body benefits from the stress of obesity?
And in what sense is the skeletal system in your body actually able to benefit from unexpected events? None, I think. It seems much more accurate to me to say that the skeletal system responds to various signals that evolution has taught it about, said instruction residing in DNA. Your skeletal system isn't anti-fragile, it doesn't gain from stressors, it doesn't benefit from the unexpected -- it just adapts to incoming events as best it can given its limited model of possible events and responses.
Taleb frames the weightlessness of space (in which astronauts lose bone density stunningly quickly if they don't relentlessly exercise) as a lack of stressors. But it can be equally well framed as sending the skeletal system a truly unexpected signal (zero gravity). How does the skeletal system handle the truly unexpected? Disastrously, by decreasing bone density to the point that, even in weightlessness, the organism becomes highly likely to suffer life-threatening injury.
Organisms are not anti-fragile, they don't benefit from the truly unexpected. Instead, organisms have models of reality that they use to try to adapt when (possibly rare but envisioned) expected events happen. We already have a perfectly fine word for this, resilience, which Taleb insists is inferior to the (hypothetical) anti-fragility.
I speculate that anti-fragility is Taleb's own nemesis (the unpredictability of the future) come back to haunt him. It's ironic that in his conversation with Kahneman, immediately after Kahneman asserts that they both believe it is arrogant to predict the future and we shouldn't try, Taleb responds with the example of the glass and the table, asserting that "we can measure the fragility" and "I can't predict the event that will break the [glass], but I know if there's an event what will break first, the table will break after the [glass]". Inherent in his claimed ability to measure fragility is a claim to predict the future. Since he didn't anticipate the "event" might turn out to be a fire, he feels assured that he knows the glass is more fragile than the table.
I suspect this example of how judging fragility implicitly requires predicting the future undermines the entire idea of "anti-fragility". It is very hard (perhaps impossible) to give up our desire to predict the future.
Friday, February 22, 2013
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Only days ago, Radiohead were imploring Prince to make his video performance of the band's song Creep available on YouTube. Answering the wishes of their own fans, Radiohead are, for the first time, putting all of their music on iTunes.
As of this morning, the band's six studio albums are for sale via Apple's iTunes Music Store in DRM-free files. The group previously had only a handful of songs on iTunes that were included on various soundtracks or compilations. Earlier this year, Radiohead's latest album, In Rainbows, was made available there.
Radiohead's reasons for withholding their catalog from iTunes stemmed from their desire for fans to buy the albums in complete form, rather than as individual tracks.
As things now stand, The Beatles, Garth Brooks and AC/DC are the last superstar acts without a presence on iTunes.
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text: In what is perhaps the series' most colorful and exotic episode, Rudy Maxa takes viewers along the Silk Road in this country that's an emerging economy in Central Asia. Marvel at eye-popping mosques built centuries ago and impeccably restored during Soviet occupation of the country. Rudy joins friends for the preparation of the national dish, plov, and visit the simple yurt of a young family living on an isolated desert plain. Explore trade-route cities whose names summon images of ancient times: Samarkand, Khiva, and Bukhara. This is a front-row seat on a country trying to balance Islam with modern society, an autocratic government with democratic demands.


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Walking in for your first massage can be a strange experience for most people. If you have never felt the benefits of massage, you may not know what to expect.
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That's enough to keep people stressed out! But the whole body point for body massage is to relieve tension and relax a bit.
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This is a great idea for the first timers, because strangers see their hands on your body can become uncomfortable.
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Drink plenty of water
To maximize your massage experience, you need to make sure you stay hydrated. These include before and after massage.
While the body for body massage is enough to make some relaxing, there is a more scientific reason for the relaxing nature of massage. Deep deep tissue massage releases lactic acid buildup all over your muscles.
Proper hydration can help transport, sending acid flowing through your body faster. The debate on toxin release is not sufficiently resolved, but all scientists agree that hydration is fine no matter what.
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This means you are in control.
If you do not like something your masseuse does, you can politely ask them to stop. If you need anything, you can ask for it. Do not be shy
If you prefer a light chat while your specialist works, that's okay. But it's also acceptable to ask for silence so you can focus on relaxing. How to Maximize Your First Massage Experience
The main idea to take is that you have power.
Ask about Aftercare
You should always ask your masseur about what will happen after the massage. You may feel a slight tenderness or tenderness for several days.
This is normal and can be expected one or two days after. This actually means the massage does its job. If the pain lasts longer, make sure to consult the massage studio immediately.
You may also experience an increased sense of focus. Believe it or not, massage can be great for productivity!
Massage is meant to be a perfect experience for you, a time to take care of yourself and to relax.


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Because the original statement wasn't even just "should" have gay characters.. but WELL WRITTEN.And that's well written… according to who again?See how that handful of soil isn't just a handful anymore? Now… now there's expectations… and there's "well written"… and what's next? What other "reasonable demand" is going to be made to suit "social expectations"?(some other shit)But see… if you think writers need to be "taught to write respectfully-written characters" then you're the fucking enemy and I don't think there's much of any way to reach you.
@ guizonde: I think I like the way you think.
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I sympathize completely. However, to use against us. Let me ask you a troll. On the one who pulled it. But here's the question: where do I think it might as well have stepped out of all people would cling to a layman.
And, note how much BIGGER the "Negroidoid" brain case is? Funny, the racist twit who wrote the diss lacked the cranial capacity to see that.
No matter what happens, no matter what my last words may end up being, I want everyone to claim that they were: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."
Aww, you guys rock. I feel the love... and the pitchforks and torches. Tingly!
Life for the sake of life means nothing.
Religion is regarded by the common man as true, by the wise man as false, and by the powerful man as useful
Yeah, if the pagans are so smart, why did Jesus invade Pagan-land on the back of a dragon and kill them all!
Also how are men more privileged?1. From an early age the opposite sex will be instructed never to hit me but I may not be given the same instructions. However, should I strike males I can expect not to be hit back and any social penalties that occur from my actions will actually fall on the male.2. If I'm not smart, but pretty, I can marry and achieve the social and financial level of my husband without ever working.3. I can produce offspring. A status which grants me an "essential" status in our species that men can never have and which can never be taken away from me even in old age.4. Regardless of my mate value society has organized fertility clinics and social welfare programs that will allow me to have children and provide for them should I choose to reproduce without a mate or marriage.5. I not only have the more valuable and sought after sexual identity, but I also have complete control over my reproductive choice and in many ways over the reproductive choice of the opposite sex.6. At any time I can abandon my parental responsibilities with little or no social stigma and hand the child over to the state or abort the pregnancy. A male could never relieve himself of this burden unless I allow him to.7. I am granted all the rights of a democracy without any of the burdens of military service.8. At age 18 I lose the protective status of the child but retain the protective status of the female. Boys at age 18 lose the protected status of the child and become targets if they fail to gain status after that point.9. When I marry a man with status I can take his name and become whoever he has spent years becoming. I need not do anything special to be worthy of receiving the reputation he has built. However, if I wish to keep my own name I can do so. Should my husband feel the sting of this insult I can simply call him a sexist for it.10. People will help me more when I'm in need and I will receive no social penalty or stigma for it.11. When I'm on a date things will be paid for me.12. When I search for employment I can choose jobs which I think are fulfilling without concern of whether they provide a "family" wage.13. I can discriminate against the opposite sex ruthlessly without social penalty.14. If I marry and quit my job and enjoy a leisurely life with light housework and then later divorce I will be given half of the marital assets.15. If I commit a crime and am convicted I will get a sentencing "discount" because of my gender. If I am very pretty it will increase my discount.16. If I am a partner in crime with a man I will likely be charged with lesser crimes even though I committed the same crimes even if I was the ringleader.17. I have the option to be outraged if my husband asks me if my behavior is due to PMS and later on use PMS as a successful legal defense for murdering that same husband.18. At age 18 I will not be forced to register for Selective Service and will not be penalized for failing to do so.19. At a time of war I will never be drafted and ripped from my employment, home, and family and forced to become a military slave.20. My feelings are more important than men's lives. Every precaution will be made to protect me from harassment at work. However, males will make up nearly %100 of workplace fatalities.21. My gender controls 80% of domestic spending. We get to spend our money if we have any and we get to spend men's money.22. The majority of luxury apparel is designed, marketed to, and consumed by women.23. Seven times as much jewelry will be purchased by or for me than by or for men.24. I have a department of women's health whereas men have no such department.25. My gender enjoys more government spending on health than males do.26. My gender consumes the lioness' share of entitlement programs while men contribute the lion's share of taxes.27. If I rape or molest a child I can expect lighter treatment in court and afterwards receive less social stigma. What's more, should I become pregnant, I can sue my victim for child support when he finally turns 18.28. When I divorce my husband I will be guaranteed custody of my children unless I am deemed to be unfit. Even if my husband is "Parent of the Year" 10 years running it is unlikely he will get custody over me even if I am a mediocre parent.29. When I divorce I can use false accusations of domestic violence, sexual molestation of the children or abuse of the children to gain advantage during court proceedings. If I am found out to be a liar I can expect to get away with it.30. If a man calls me a slut it will probably hurt his reputation more than it hurts mine, but at any rate the damage will be small and localized. However, if I call him a child molester or claim that he raped me I can destroy him completely and the damage may be nationwide.31. If I fail at my career I can blame the male dominated society.32. I may have the luxury of staying home and being a housewife but if my sister's husband does the same thing I'm likely to call him a deadbeat loser and tell her to leave him.33. If I "choose" to join the military; the best military occupations providing the most lucrative civilian training will be reserved for me. I will be kept away from the fighting as much as possible to the point that I will be thirty times less likely to be killed in a war zone than my male counterparts. I will be given equal pay for less risk. I will never have to consider the fact that by joining the military and getting a plumb assignment I automatically forced a male out of that position and into a combat role that may cost him his life.34. If a male soldier injures himself before a deployment he can be arrested and court marshaled for it. If I deliberately get pregnant before a deployment or even during a deployment I will be reassigned and or taken out of a war zone and I will receive no penalty for it.35. My gender watches more television in every hour of every day than any other group. This along with the fact that women control %80 of domestic spending means that most television shows and advertisement are designed to appeal to me.36. I can wear masculine clothing if it pleases me however men cannot wear feminine clothing without social penalty.37. Not only is there a wealth of clothing choices designed for me but it is likely that I will be able to afford or have them provided for me.38. I can claim that a wage gap exists and that it is the fault of sexism while simultaneously seeking employment without considering income as a priority. I will probably choose my job based on satisfaction, flexibility of hours, and working conditions and then expect to make as much as the males working nights, out in the rain and cold or working overtime.39. I can be bigoted or sexist against males without social penalty.40. If I make a false claim of rape against a male in an act of revenge or in order to cover up my own scandalous behavior I may well succeed at both and he may spend years in prison. If I am found out it is unlikely I will be charged, convicted, or serve any time at all.41. If I abuse my husband and physically assault him and the police arrive it is almost guaranteed he will go to jail.42. If I am in an abusive relationship there are a multitude of social organizations to help me get away from him. There are few for men in the same position even though women initiate the majority of DV and even though men are hospitalized %30 of the time.43. In the event of a natural disaster or other emergency that requires evacuation I can expect to be evacuated before males. This includes male doctors, humanitarians, politicians, captains of industry, billionaires, and religious leaders. I will receive no social penalty if all of those people died because I was evacuated first. However, should they manage to get evacuated before women and those women died they will all suffer a social penalty.44. If someone is attacking a person on the street I have no obligation to assist them and I will receive no social penalty if I do nothing.45. If someone is harming my children and I run away and ask someone else to help I will receive no social penalty for my cowardice.46. I'm immune to cognitive dissonance.47. I may denounce the concept of a dowry, however, I still expect a man to give me an engagement ring when he asks me to marry him.48. I expect a man to ask me to marry me and suffer the potential risk of rejection.49. If I lie it's because I'm a victim of a male dominated society forced into difficult circumstances and not because I'm a bad person.50. If my boyfriend sabotages a condom he can pay me child support for the next 20 years. If I secretly don't take my birth control my boyfriend can pay me child support for the next 20 years.51. If I'm uncomfortable exercising around men I can demand a female only gym be made for women. If any male only gyms exist I can demand membership under threat of lawsuit.52. If my female only gym at the university decides to close early for safety reasons I can scream sexism and force them to keep it open as long as the main gym.53. If I succeed at keeping the female gym open and I leave late at night and I don't feel safe I can demand that the university spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for more lighting and police presence.54. If after getting new lighting and police protection I decide I don't want to go to the gym anymore well that's just my prerogative.55. I'm likely to believe that if a woman is intoxicated she is not capable of giving consent and if sex occurs it is rape. However, if her male partner is also intoxicated he is capable of consenting.56. If a man is promoted over me at work I have a right to suspect sexism even though I also believe that under adverse circumstances men are more capable than women of making good decisions. (see #55)57. I can cry and get my husband to do something for me that he might not have done otherwise.58. I expect people (especially men) to be sensitive to my feelings.59. I can deny a man's feelings or disregard them or ridicule him for having them without social penalty.60. If I lose my job it's because of sexism or the economy. If a man loses his job it's because he's a loser.61. If I go to a club or bar with my girlfriends and I look my sexy best I have a right to be perturbed when men approach me and hit on me in this public place.62. Even though men die more from prostate cancer than women die from breast cancer I can expect that twice as much funding is given for breast cancer. The same will apply to any female specific disease or malady.63. If for some reason I do not get custody of my children I will be expected to pay less child support than another man in my exact same position.64. If I kidnap my children and I am eventually caught I can successfully defend myself by claiming I was protecting them from my husband–even if my children were given to him to protect them from me.65. My gender makes up %53 of the voting population yet when I see more men in political office I will call that sexism.66. If I am married with children and I want to stay home with the kids I'm likely to blame my husband for not making enough to allow me to do that.67. I think it is my right to work and I am unconcerned if the influx of women into the workforce has reduced overall wages to the point that it's hard to support a family on just one income, or affirmative action has kept men from being promoted even though they deserved it.68. I can get student financial aid without signing up for Selective Service (the Draft).69. I can get employment with a federal agency without signing up for Selective Service.70. Restrooms for my gender will be cleaner and are more likely to have flowers or other decorations.71. If I'm caring for a child restrooms for my gender will more likely have a changing table for my convenience.72. People I've never met before are more likely to open doors for me.73. People I've never met before are more likely to talk to me in public.74. If I go to a bar I can expect that members of the opposite sex will purchase drinks for me.75. Anytime I find an organization just for men I can denounce it as sexism.76. I believe that women should have organizations just for women.77. If I meet a man that I like and I give him my phone number and he doesn't call I have a right to think of him as an asshole.78. If I meet a man that I like and I give him my phone number and he calls me I have a right to blow him off or act like I don't know him.79. I believe I have a right to live in an orderly and safe society but I feel no obligation to risk my safety to secure or maintain that society.80. I like it when bars and clubs have drinks specials just for women.81. I think that organizations that offer any discounts or privileges just for men is a clear sign of sexism.82. If I'm white I will live 6 years longer than white males and 14 years longer than black males.83. If I'm encouraged to get medical care it's because I owe it to myself.84. When my husband is encouraged to get medical help it's because he owes to to me and the kids.85. If something bad happens to me or just one woman I believe it is an offense against all women.86. I believe that if something bad happens to a man it's because he's a loser.87. I think that alimony is fair when paid to a woman but not fair when paid by a woman.88. I'm more likely to believe that women who commit crimes are sick and need treatment or understanding whereas men who commit crimes are evil and should be locked up forever.89. I can criticize the opposite sex without social penalty, but woe be to the man who attempts to criticize me or other women.90. I can throw a fit and act like a two year old to get what I want without damaging my mate value.91. I have the luxury of not being the filter for natural selection.92. I can sleep with my boss if I want and afterwards I can sue him for sexual harassment.93. I can wear seductive clothing and perfume to attract a man at work but no one will accuse me of sexual harassment.94. If I hear a story about Darfur and how men who leave the refugee camps to gather wood are hacked to death to prevent their wives from being raped I am likely to think that is proper but not likely to send money.95. If I hear a story about Darfur and how women are leaving the refugee camps to gather wood are being raped I'm likely to be outraged. I'm also likely to wonder why these women's husbands aren't protecting them.96. If I ever heard these stories about Darfur it is my privilege not to care or even consider that the reason the second story exists is because all the men in the first have already been killed.97. It is my right to maintain the belief that men oppress women despite all of the evidence to the contrary.Throws microphone out the fucking window*
Wasn't the most popular of the films Shaft?


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International students accepted to our program and obliged to apply for a residence permit, must submit the following documents:
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